Monday, June 27, 2016

Come and find out more about the new release by

Tracey A Wood.

Book blurb

After almost losing her life in a vicious,
bloody attack. Kat Shaw, a thirty-something, divorcee,
discovers that there are such things as monsters.
And the predator who attacked her is not human. She starts to develop unusual skills which have murderous
consequences. And is an unwilling witness to multiple, brutal murders, seen
through the eyes a killer. Thrown into a battle of Good vs. Evil, she falls in love with two men who are not what they
seem. While her attacker stalks her and continues to murder the innocent. She
has to find the inner strength to take on and fight the demons from hell. To
protect her family and friends while also trying to save her own life.

Excerpt

The park was empty at this time of night. All the
children had gone home hours ago. The nights were getting colder and the
evening air bit through my clothes, making me shiver. A light dew clung to my
hair and skin as the darkness closed in
around me, shrouding me from the main road.

After a
long day at work, I made my way along the man made path. It was a good shortcut taking fifteen minutes off my journey. I would
soon be home, safe and warm.

What to have for dinner? Hmm. Pizza! Yeah, I’ll
dial a pizza. Treat myself. Why not?

Happy with
my decision, I carried on my way.

Pulling my
jacket collar up around my neck, I tried to beat the cold and the shiver
running up my spine.

A sharp
pain shot through my head, stunning me, and suddenly I was flying across the
path. My forehead hit the ground with an audible thump. Another powerful flash of pain. Black blotches
blurred my vision as I tried to focus on my surroundings.

I attempted
to get up but something struck my back, flattening
me to the ground. The wind rushed
from my lungs. I couldn’t move! A heavy weight sat on my back, holding me down.
I struggled to draw enough air into my lungs. Something sharp penetrated my
back, then my arms and the top of my leg. It was pure agony!

What’s happening? Have I been stabbed?

Tucking my flailing hands under my body, I attempted to get up, a
silent scream trapped inside me, but the
weight held me in place.

Snaking my
body, I wriggled across the compact soil of the path, attempting to pull myself forward. It was no use. I couldn’t even
get to my hands and knees.

My clothes
were ripped from my back as the onslaught continued.

The pain
slowly dulled, even though I was still at the mercy of my attacker. My heart
pounded with fear as this predator snatched at my body. I was shaken violently from side to side. My gut told
me my attacker was male. He was dominant, strong, and overpowering.

Oh God,
this can’t be happening. No, please. I don’t want to die!

Glancing
around frantically for a weapon, I realized I still had my keys in my hand.
Without thinking, I slashed them behind my back with as much force as I could.
They bit into something soft. Warm fluid
flowed over me.

I had hurt him and possibly made him angrier. This unseen
person was going to do the unthinkable. He was going to violate me, rob me of
my life, or both. I desperately needed to get away from this monster. But how? I couldn’t fight back. Damn it, I couldn’t
even move.

Nausea
washed over me as my body weakened, my life draining away. A dark mist clouded my mind, consuming me,
consuming my thoughts. I was going to die here in a lonely, dark park in the
middle of London. I would never see my family and friends again.

Why? Why? I want to live. Help me, please help me, someone!

As if this
monster had heard my silent plea, the shaking suddenly
stopped. The weight lifted slightly and I
could breathe. Relief washed over me.

Had the attack
finished? Did he think I was dead?

I lay
still, faking death, struggling not to take deep, gulping breaths.I
fought the panic pumping through my body.

I became
aware of a stroking sensation on my back, a light caress. Small strokes,
followed by a sound I could not identify. The strokes became harder and the noise louder. A wet, squelching sound.

What is that?

My head
spun with confusion and panic as I strained to locate my attacker. I saw a
movement from the corner of my eye. I turned but couldn’t focus. It was too
dark and I was in shock.

Warm liquid
ran down my back, arms, and legs. Blood. My blood, but there was no pain, still
no pain.

In a moment
of clarity, I knew I had to move. To get
away before my attacker struck again.

Biography

Tracey A Wood lives in Staffordshire,
in the United Kingdom. She has been married for over thirty years and has two
children. One of her boy’s lives at home due to being
disable the other has flown the coup. She has three cats that are her babies, and she talks to them all of the time.
Funny thing is they don’t answer back.

She loves snowboarding, skiing, jumping out
of aeroplanes and bungee jumping. Well,
that is when other people are doing them. She prefers to have her nose in a
book or writing one. She also loves to people watch which her husband is always
telling her to stop doing. She has a job that she enjoys and works full time.
Although if she won the lottery, that
might change! She has also got a very good
imagination.

In 2014, she decided to take the bull by
the horns and send her manuscript to Soul Mate Publishing. She feels so
privileged to have her book published, as this is the first one that she has
written. It has made her dream of being a published author a reality. Life really
is too short to wait, you’ve got to go for it. She is still working full time and
is also working on another book in her limited spare time. Her favourite saying is ‘Everything happens
for a reason’ which she also believes is true.

Her books are fast paced and centred on a
female lead who finds an inner strength after being thrown into situations that
are beyond her control.

Saturday, June 11, 2016

A Time for Love in Paris -

Blurb

In 1975, Elise Sutherland, a young woman
from Scotland, travels to Paris, France, to study art at the illustrious Fine
Arts School of Paris. Stumbling upon a mysterious, old book in the infamous
Shakespeare & Company bookstore, her world opens up an undiscovered realm.
Elise finds Paris at the turn of the century a very different place, succumbing
to the charms of Michel Flaubert, a masterful painter and sculptor. Acting as
Michel's muse, Elise shares his passion for art and architecture. When their love deepens beyond
infatuation, Elise and Michel struggle with the impossible boundaries of their
relationship and they are threatened by the presence of Michel's friend, Henri,
whose jealousy will have long-lasting consequences. When Michel departs on a
visit to Lyon, Elise believes it is forever. She returns to her modern life,
where she lives for decades as a solitary woman in France.

Michel Flaubert is a successful painter
in 1895 Paris. As his career takes off, he discovers an unusual woman lurking
inside his studio. Perplexed by her manner, Michel finds her beauty
breathtaking and he endeavours to paint her. There is simply no other woman in
Paris like Elise. Though puzzled by her frequent disappearances, he embarks on
a love affair with her that turns into true love. When Michel returns from a
brief absence, he discovers that Elise has vanished without a trace.

In 2015, when the Louvre museum houses a
temporary exhibition of Impressionistic art, Elise spots a statue crafted in
her likeness. Only one man's hands had the ability to create such a masterpiece—Michel
Flaubert. Elise must decide if she is willing to travel back one last time in
the hopes of locating her long lost lover. But first she must unearth the book.
Will she find it? If she succeeds, Elise realizes that returning this time will
bring her into a dangerous period with Europe on the brink ofWorld War II. If she goes, will she find
Michel in time? Will she have one more opportunity to experience lasting love,
before it's too late?

Excerpt:

Seeing it now, existing in the permanence of
marble, pierced Elise’s thickly preserved armor. Her lover, the painter,
promised an everlasting symbol of his love for her but she hadn’t had the
chance to see it finished. She hadn’t forgotten his hands and the trembling
vibration they caused as they connected with her naked skin. Her meticulous lover
had demanded endless days of posing, sketching, and sculpting while their love
had been born.

There had also been light. Indoor and outdoor
light, morning light and candlelight. Sketching, en plein air. Halos of soft light shining from the glow of candles
onto their nude bodies. He had loved her, after all.

Burning liquid filled Elise's eyes as she relived
the pain of losing him. Like reopening an old wound, the scar tissue was peeled
back, exposing the inner flesh inside. Her wound had been severe, bleeding and
festering for decades. Elise hadn’t wanted this pain to consume her. She’d
strived to forget him over the years. The shock of seeing the statue sent her
tail-spinning into remorse and doubt. Did
I make the right choice? Did I?

“Oh my . . . How?”

Her voice broke, barely a whisper. Snippets of
memories and submerged bits flooded back. The proof of their love sat mere
inches away from her, both frightening and exciting. Blinking, Elise released
her hands from her throat, sliding them over her chest, settling on the slight
hardening in her abdomen.

She pictured herself as the winsome young woman
she once was. On the brink of adult life, with the world in front of her. Men
who stopped as she passed by, whistling and admiring her femininity and natural
allure.

She’d been sought after by a man who’d turned
his studio upside down for her. His passion and his inspiration being her and
her alone. Wonderful days filled with music, laughter, and the promise of
romance.

And then, her lover had disappeared.

Author Bio:

In October 2012, Kim Hotzon signed up as a volunteer with Developing World Connections, a Canadian
non-profit organization. Partnering with the Rwandan based Building Bridges Rwanda, Kim journeyed to a rural village in Rwanda
to help construct a community kitchen for genocide survivors.

Her experience inspired her to write Hands Full of Ashes, a romantic suspense novel. As Kim traveled
throughout the region of East Africa, a portrait of the book's hero and heroine
emerged—Jan and Olivia. Hands Full of Ashes was nominated for the TRR 2015
Readers' Choice Awards and has recently been nominated for the 2016 RONE
Awards.

Kim also wrote a short, contemporary romance, The Snow Bird,
part of the anthology Sizzle In The Snow: A Soul Mate Christmas Collection,
which hit the Top 100 in Anthologies on Amazon Canada. Her latest novel, A Time
for Love in Paris, is a time travel romance, and chronicles the love story of a
young woman, Elise Sutherland, and her love affair with a nineteenth century
painter.

Ms. Hotzon lives in British Columbia with her husband and
children, writing novels in between managing a vintage rental company and
competing in dragon boat races.

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About Maggie

Maggie is a writer of paranormal and contemporary romance. She lives in Adelaide, Australia and is a member of Romance Writers of Australia, and the local chapter SARA(South Australian Romance Authors). She hasa Bachelor of Arts in Drama, English and Creative Writing atFlinders University. She had a short story published in theRWA Topaz Anthology Little Gems in 2010 called Sea andVines. She has six books out with Rogue Phoenix Press. She also has four paranormal romances with Soul Mate Publishing. She is also published in contemporary romance with Evernight Publishing.

She has also performed for many years in corporateentertainment for which she wrote her own sketches, whichprobably explains why her head is so full of characters. Sheloves writing romance but thinks falling in love can be scary,especially in her stories where creatures of the night really exist.